Better Than Cocoa Krispies

Whatever you want to call this, it was a hit! The other night I was craving some crunchy milk drenched cereal. I didn’t have any so I decided to try making my own. This is essentially chocolate granola. It’s super easy. You can eat it dry. With milk or yogurt. Or make it into a trail mix. I think I will make a double batch next time so I can try it out in different ways. I think it would be great with sliced almonds and dried cherries.

Chocolate Oatmeal Crunch

Ingredients:

1 1/4 cup gluten free oats

1/3 cup ground chia or flax meal

2 Tbsp cocoa

1/4 cup of your favorite nut or seed butter (I used sunflower butter for the first time here and really love it)

3 to 4 Tbsp agave, maple syrup, or honey

1/2 tsp vanilla

1/2 tsp salt

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350*. Combine dry ingredients in medium bowl and wet ingredients in a small bowl. Pour wet into dry mixture and stir until combined.

2. Spread out onto a parchment paper lined cookie sheet in a thin layer. Stick in the freezer for 5 to 10 minutes. (Or you can stick it in the freezer in the bowl before spreading if a cookie sheet does not fit in your freezer.